Abstract:
Psychoanalysis has long demonstrated the crises that mark the contemporary world. The halting place of the father, the inconsistency of the Other and the imperative of enjoyment are trademarks of today´s capitalist discourse. Given this scenario, another crisis is gaining ground in discussions of clinical and society. This refers to the experience of puberty and the series of responses that come together around what is called the crisis of adolescence. In order to collaborate with the discussion of the adolescent in contemporary society, this article aims to identify the specificities of puberty and the historical moment in which we live.
Keywords:
adolescence; puberty; contemporary; psychoanalysis.